About this title: By examining acts of religious terrorism that have occurred in the late twentieth century--in Jerusalem, Tokyo, Oklahoma City--Juergensmeyer's comparative study seeks to understand the cultural breeding ground for religious extremism and violence.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520223011ISBN:0520223012
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 9-1-03
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000-01-15
ISBN-13:9780520223011ISBN:0520223012
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Ewing, New Jersey
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520223011ISBN:0520223012
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520223011ISBN:0520223012
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 316 p. Contains: Illustrations. Comparative Studies in Religion and Society (Hardcover), 13. Audience: General/trade. hardcover, light edge wear to dj, very light edge wear to covers, text in very good cond, clean and unmarked. read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
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Edition: 3rd Wyd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 319 p. Contains: Illustrations. Comparative Studies in Religion and Society (Paperback), 13. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press 2003
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
Description: ISBN 9780520240117. Trade Paperback. Textbook. third edition. Tight sound copy in good condition with some underlining and highlighting to the text, minor creasing to covers, some page corners slightly dogeared. read more
Edition: 3rd Edition, Revised and Updated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
Description: Photo Illustrated. Fine. 6 x 8.5 trade paperback book. White and yellow lettering on the black spine with a black, red, and orange cover. This dark, enthralling book not only documents the global rise of religious terrorism but seeks to understand the odd attraction of religion and violence. 319 pages. Slight rubbing. Clean with tight binding in Fine condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 319 p. Contains: Illustrations. Comparative Studies in Religion and Society (Paperback), 13. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN-13:9780520240117ISBN:0520240111
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"So far, this book has been incredibly insightful into the minds of both the founders and followers of modern religious terrorist groups. It really gives you an understanding of what they're thinking, why they're thinking it, and almost kind of a compassion for how far they're willing to go for what they believe in."
"There clearly is a phenomenon, as Mark Juergensmeyer terms it, that can be accurately labelled as "religious terrorism." He rightfully includes in this category groups such as the U.S.-based Christian Identity movement, whose members have resorted to killings of members of ethnic minority groups, abortion providers, and others deemed "undesirable" in their imagined, white-ruled, Christian theocracy.
Yet just as often, Juergensmeyer gets the classification of "terrorist groups" at least partially wrong. This is particularly notable in his roughshod treatment of the Israel-Palesitne conflict, where he gets caught in a rather confused "chicken and egg" conundrum of his own making. Sure, many Palestinian resistance groups claim a religious backing, but do suicide bombings happen due to the attackers' conception of Islam, or because it is their response to a brutal military occupation (which, of course, belongs to the much more notable category of "state terrorism")? The answer is obvious in its own right, and even moreso in light of Robert Pape's work on suicide bombers (in the Middle East and elsewhere), showing that every suicide bombing campaign in history has had secular, nationalist goals - particularly, to free the homeland from what they see as a military occupation. Some of the rest of Juergensmeyer's analysis of "terrorism's" roots - including several pages on the supposed sexual frustration of the attackers, or the notion that they hate us because of our "modern culture" - is of even less value.
Juergensmeyer is right to laud the effectiveness of less heavy-handed "anti-terror" campaigns, such as the British reaction to IRA attacks in Northern Ireland. This is a welcome message if we are indeed more concerned with actually lessening the probability of future attacks in the U.S., as opposed to militant posturing and jingoist chest-thumping. Yet while Juergensmeyer is also correct in noting that "terrorism" does not exist because there are terrorists, but rather because of material conditions and ideologies, he frequently confuses what exactly is the nature of those causes, and accordingly, how this phenomenon can be addressed."
"Good book; dry reading. What is interesting about this book is the comparisons between religious justification: they are very similar. Juergensmeyer does a great job at organizing a somewhat complex idea and presents it clearly, however dryly it is. There is no way around the fact that religious beliefs spawn violent acts. This book simply gives the reader a clearer understanding of the logic (?) behind such acts."
I was particularly struck by his idea of it as "performance violence," which I think captures the essence of it perfectly. I cited it in my book COLUMBINE and used the phrase there."
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